Warren replied with one word, "zero," and a gesture of the number when asked on "Morning Joe" whether the senator, as a parent herself, had any sympathy for parents ensnared in the college admissions cheating scandal.

At least 40 people were charged in a college admissions scam in which parents were accused of paying bribes to gain admissions for their children, including pretending applicants were athletes in a particular sport when they did not actually play it.